1.
Write an equation to determine the number of tickets sold for a school play if tickets cost $5.50 each and $4510 was recorded at the box office.
A.
4510
t
= 5.50
B.
4510 - 5.50 =
t
C.
5.50
t
= 4510
D.
4510 -
t
= 5.50
Hint
2.
Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(
z
- 2).
A.
B.
3
C.
D.
2
Hint
3.
Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
8
b
– 5 = 19
A.
b
= 3
B.
b
= 2
C.
b
= –3
D.
b
= –2
Hint
4.
Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve.
A.
n
= 6
B.
n
= 7
C.
n
= 1
D.
n
= 2
Hint
5.
Find how many blocks are in each bag to balance the scale.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
6.
Solve this equation by imagining a balance puzzle.6
n
+ 14 = 10
n
+ 6
A.
n
= 4
B.
n
= 2
C.
n
= 3
D.
n
= 1
Hint
7.
Solve the equation for
r
.
7
r
+ 6 = 4
r
– 9
A.
r
= –3
B.
r
= 6
C.
r
= 2
D.
r
= –5
Hint
8.
Which equation has a solution of
x
= 7?
A.
7 – 11
x
= –8
x
– 14
B.
–7 + 8
x
= –11
x
+ 14
C.
11
x
– 7= 14 – 8
x
D.
11 + 7
x
= –14
x
– 8
Hint
9.
What is the final answer to this
Think of a Number
trick?
Think of a number.
Subtract 6.
Multiply by –3.
Subtract 18.
A.
the answer is –3 times the number you started with
B.
the answer is 1.5 times the number you started with
C.
the answer is –1.5 times the number you started with
D.
the answer is 3 times the number you started with
Hint
10.
What is the final answer to this
Think of a Number
trick?
Think of a number.
Multiply by 4.
Subtract 8.
Divide by 2.
Add 4.
A.
the answer is 2 times the number you started with
B.
the answer is 2 more than the number you started with
C.
the answer is 2 less than the number you started with
D.
the answer is –2 times the number you started with
Hint